Guitar

Guitars can be used to play any kind of music from low music to loud music. The word 'guitar' has been derived from the Indo-European roots, 'guit' meaning Sangeet in Sanskrit and 'tar' meaning the Chord or String. They are very common amongst youngsters, who are highly influenced by leading guitarists such as Tim Armstrong, Syd Barrette, Kurt Cobain and many more. Some parents even send their children for classes wherein they learn how to play a guitar and also gain knowledge about different kinds of music. Guitar is a stringed instrument, played by plucking of strings. A typical guitar has six strings, however now-a-days there are guitars with seven, eight, ten, eleven, twelve, and eighteen strings. They can be broadly divided into two categories namely Acoustic guitars and Electric guitars. Acoustic guitars are the ones which have the shape and the resonance of the guitar and produces sound by amplification. Electric guitars use electric pick-ups to convert the vibration of steel-cored strings into electrical current. They can have solid, semi-hollow or hollow bodies and produce little sound without amplification. They are extensively used in many popular style of music such as rock and roll, pop music, and jazz. A typical electrical guitar consists of elements such as headstock, nut, machine heads, frets, truss rod, inlays, neck, heel, and fret board. There are two main types of electric guitars namely Hollow body electric guitars and Solid body guitars. Both these types of guitars are available in different styles, sizes, and colors.